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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

May is always a pretty good month for me...it starts out the year for sales, and all the stuff is pretty fresh from spring cleaning. I didn't do so hot all month, but Then Came the Last Days of May.

First up, my personal collectibles I grabbed...

Those dunnys are 2 of my 3 most wanted dunnys! I'm really chipping away at my list. I haven't added many non-kidrobot toys to my collection in a while, but I've always been a fan of DGPH and that topo was like $5.

Video game gets...Digimon wasn't very good. At all. But whatever, I grabbed it really cheap and digimon is always collectible in the future. The Witcher is fucking absolutely fantastic. I just beat it on Sunday.

And of course my sticker of the month club from Bomit!

Random fleamarket finds. A slow start to the month :/

The following weekend...ipods on ebay at the moment if anyone is interested, I have 'em listed very cheap. Only like 5 hours left though. The dino is from Jurassic Park. Its a huge rubber puppet. $32 shipped. Random loose PS3 lot...I can do $18 shipped on the whole thing. RE3 is the highlight.

And then I hit up a crazy ass community sale. This is the sale I got all of this at last year...same house! The Gamegear stuff was separate, everything else came from that house. Unfortunately Pokemon red + gold are some crappy multicart things :/ You can't tell, but there's a black GBA under the GBA games. All gamegear stuff for sale - only one works (dim screen), but there's around 20 games.

That gamecube has a custom paint job (ehhh) but it also has a region switch mod. 2 wavebirds, one receiver. N64 controller had a loose stick, but I repaired it yesterday with a junk controller I had.

And then I got to the bottom of the large bin I bought...! I have almost all of these, so they're up for grabs. DK64 I'm bundling with a N64 I have with the exp pack, turok I'm bundling together, Goldeneye, Mario 64, Mario Party 1 (x2), Mario Party 2, Mario Party 3, Pokemon Snap, Zelda OOT, Zelda MM, and Smash are all for sale...I'm doing my best to save them for retro game con, but money talks.

Heres hoping for a similar flow all summer. June is off to a pretty OK start...check out my instagram or wait until the next update. Thanks for reading guys!

Saturday, May 23, 2015

If you're reading this, you've probably been linked here after asking about Adventure Time. I've compiled a list here of what I consider to be the "good ones", or the ones that apply to the overall mythos/lore of the Land of Ooo. You can feel free to skip down a bit if you'd just like to read the list and get watching, but I'll be explaining myself a bit below. It won't be necessary to your understanding of the list, so go ahead and jump past if you're not in the mood for a few minutes of reading first.

Adventure Time is a cartoon that has been berated into all of our minds through endless advertising, memes and gifs, the obnoxious fans of the show (myself included) and every other avenue of media we subject ourselves to. You've probably heard it's a good show for adults, but are skeptical (I don't blame you...I'm sure you've heard the same about My Little Pony. Sorry Bronies, but no). The truth is, it's a show made for all ages which some adults will grasp onto. Not every episode is for everyone, and watching the wrong one first could leave a really bad taste in your mouth or turn you off of the show completely.

This is a list of episodes that pander to the nerdy crowd. If you're a fan of gaming (tabletop, video, etc), LARPing and card games like Magic the Gathering, a number of these episodes will leave you smiling. There are also some really neat sci-fi elements (think Futurama or even Star Trek) involving time travel, alternate universes, post apocalyptic settings...you get the idea. By no means is this a definitive list of anything. There are many excellent episodes I left out, but the idea of this list is to get you through the best of the best to see if it appeals to you. Just a heads up, there are a LOT of episodes that just won't appeal to your demographic...should you choose to deviate from the list, you're going to run into some stuff you might not enjoy.

Anyway, the important part...

Legend:

RED TEXT* = An episode that is key to understanding the plot of the show. Marked with a * for visually impaired readers!

PURPLE TEXT = An episode fairly important, but may be left in for other reasons.

BLUE TEXT = An episode purely based on my recommendation.

SEASON ONE (3/1/4)

S1E1 - "Slumber Party Panic" - A decent introduction. Can safely be skipped

S1E5* - "The Enchiridion!" - An important book is introduced. First real adventure.

I'm taking a break for now...I haven't even watched all of season 6 yet myself, so I'm getting around to that right now. There are a lot of good episodes left, and the show really started coming into its full maturity around the end of season 3. There is a lot of relationship stuff with Finn and the Flame Princess I left out...I just don't feel like it is important to the plot, and I don't feel like it really aimed at me as a viewer. At this point you should have a good feel for whether or not you like the show, and you can go back to watch episodes I didn't include.

I will definitely be keeping this list as up to date as I can, but I have to work my way through season 6. Thanks for reading. Please feel free to share this - but please do not copy it without my permission. Feel free to print it out and cross them out as you go too! Print it and give it to friends, just remember to please give me credit on the printout.

As for where to watch, I suggest Hulu Plus. Or if you're crafty, The Pirate Bay.

Thursday, May 7, 2015

So I'm a week late on my monthly update, but I finally got a chance to do it. I've been off to an excellent start...

Let me get my new Dunnys out of the way here. I've started grabbing one per week from eBay and doing a #dunnymonday thing on eBay...got some fun ones off my collection list. None of these are for sale, just for me.

And another 8"! MAD this time. Only need a few more things to have all his Dunnys.

And then, my garage sale finds...it's been an awesome first month for me.

Found all of these in a big lot...playstation magazine lid stickers. I'm trying to find them all, but info is extremely scarce...can't even get a definitive list of what I'm missing, and trying to track down which issue they were in is nearly impossible. I saw a PS1 with a FF8 sticker on it already, but they wanted $35 for it...I'm kinda kicking myself, because I can't even find evidence of that sticker existing, let alone finding one for sale. I did find a RE one, which is further down in the pics. Anyone with any info or any stickers I don't have, PLEASE email me - 315retro@gmail.com

Found this lot first thing in the month at a thrift store I hit up. Nothing special, but all added to my personal stash.

Metalhead Mike! My mom found this in the back of her closet - apparently a gift she lost and never gave me as a kid. What a score as an adult, right? The card is a little bit beat but the bubble is crystal clear and doesn't have any visible dents. Asking $55 shipped on this guy.

The iPod was originally for me, but I got an offer for double what I paid for it, and my music collection filled about a tenth of the hard drive, so I sold it. Gameboy with games for sale...it has trouble reading like 2 of these games, but works after a cleaning. Could probably stand some lovin', but works most of the time. No charger. $25 shipped, includes the games.

PS1 grab for myself, I'm buying them to slap the stickers on. Trying to make a wall of them eventually.

Gamecube lot. Mariokart for me (of course it's the one without the box, right?). Gamecube with power cord, grimy controller, and new controller (third party still in package)...it let me do a bunch of races on MK but crapped out when I tried to load up MP7 and wouldn't read the disc. Could also use some lovin'. Being sold as-is since it randomly won't read one disc...maybe needs that laser adjustment procedure, I don't wanna mess with it. How like $28 shipped?

NES lot! I asked a lady at a sale if she had any games, she came back out with these. Metroid $16 shipped, SMB/DH, Tetris, and Pacman...ummmm, $16 shipped? $12 shipped without the Pacman box, but you know you want it.

Blanks from Bomit and Eggshell Stickers. Had a hiccup with my order, but they threw in mad extras so I'm happy.

Bought a random big box of Magic cards for $1. Nothing special, already sold. PSP and games already sold. Gameshark 64 for me. DS game will be bundled with a future DS I buy.

And that's it for April. What a start, eh? Feels good man after a shit winter. Feel free to shoot me an offer on any of this stuff...if it doesn't sell, it'll be relisted elsewhere. I'm probably not gonna come back and edit the prices to be sold...so it could be gone, could be here. Email 315retro@gmail.com ...have a sweet summer guys!

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

I went to my first yardsale and found a handful of games...I guess it's about that time of year. So, I'll be doing more frequent updates (they're much more interesting this time of year than my personal collection additions) so stick around! Could be weekly, could be monthly. I've taken a few pics of my updated collection...sorta like a "before" and "after" deal. Since I'm close to filling both of the shelves I have, I wanted to see my progress. Plus, some highlights from my instagram page.

Thanks for sticking with me through the boring winter. This year was especially awful (coldest February on record by multiple degrees in Syracuse!)...send me some positive vibes for some good finds this year!!!!

Just a photo I took and liked.

Got this sweet '96 coil force carded Raph. I'd been on the lookout for this one loose and it was carded for the same price.

Grabbed this on Radioshacks 80% off sale for like $150. If I stop posting it's because my neighbors finally snapped and called the cops. This thing beats up my house haha.

Quakehold. Grabbed this for only $4 or something and it was enough to hold everything with more than half of it leftover. Works VERY well. Highly recommended. Available via Lowes and Amazon...and probably other places.

Joined the Bomit sticker club...here are my first two packs. Awesome purchase.

Saturday, January 3, 2015

It's that time of year where I just don't have much to post. Thrift stores in my area are terrible, I don't have any nearby flea markets and the nearest garage sale date isn't until May. I pass on estate sales unless they're nearby. This results in a lapse of new stuff to show ya...except for what I buy and trade myself. Which isn't as interesting.

Got myself the fairly disappointing Little Big Planet 3. It just wasn't as good, man. I had high hopes, but I didn't even finish the final level due to ragequitting.

This on the other hand was exactly as great as I had hoped.

Gamestop had a buy 2 get 1 thing. Splatterhouse was good, except it had some frustrating controls. Excellent soundtrack. House of the Dead I started today and is fantastic so far. The rest are in the backlog.

Wolfenstien was great - well worth $20. Tales I haven't started on yet.

Raph has always been my favorite turtle, and this was one of my favorite Raphs. Got it cheap. Yes the hands are wrong but I like it kinda. Better than stumps, right?

Paper Plastick had a really good sale, but their shipping is fucked up. It adds like $5 for everything you put in your cart. A big ass piece of vinyl for only $12 (well, $6 for me.)

A buddy of mine had this and Lamestop wouldn't take it on a trade, so I made him an offer. It wasn't exactly on my list, but I'm happy to have it.

Overlord I found for like $3, Pokemon I found when I was cleaning.

You guys remember Bucky O Hare? I bought this when I was kinda drunk. No regrets.

This here was my Reddit Gifts exchange. SO good.

Finished the Kidrobot Ooze Action set. Because reasons.

This was really cool. I bought a Fuku Box with the Spanky Stokes name on it. It was a random assortment. A lot of people were disappointed...but not me. I somehow managed to pull the Devious chase out of the box. Luck was on my side.

Xmas gifts. The Wolf Among is is probably in the top 5 games last year IMO.

3 more from a G2G1 free at gamestop.

The Loyal Subjects TMNT set is too good. Easily outdoes Kidrobot and Funko. These are a gamestop exclusive set, colors based on turtles in time. They came windowboxed rather than blind, and at $13 each (either way), I wanted to make sure I got all 4 the first time.

I guess this is my last picture. This was a trade for that stuffed Donatello I found last summer. I guess I'm collecting Raphs now...

I post much more on my instagram, including contests and stuff...it moves much quicker there. @315retro ...I have started a 365 day photo challenge thing...I dunno, I'm 3 days in and already almost forgot twice.